Banana Delight

[Calivapr123]

On my most recent Wizard Labs Order, they threw in a 4ml sample of TFA Banana Cream . What a nice surprise. This is one of the reasons I like them. They actually care ... so, shout out to Wizard Labs!

I do not eat Banana in real life. Very rare, maybe with Ice Cream, but other than that, I don't have it. But this simple recipe not just worked for me, but the more I have it, the more crazy I get about it. And now, I can't put it down... all my other stuff is now being ignored because of this juice.

After some experimentation and adjustments, here is the combination and % that seems to bring it all together (all TFA):

5% Banana Cream
7.5% Graham Cracker
7.5% Brown Sugar Extra

This was tested with 50/50 PG/VG ratio. This juice seems to like higher voltage, which makes the creaminess come very much alive.

While the Banana Cream carries the least %, it carries the most taste in this juice.

Instructions:

Mix all the flavors first. Give them a 5 minute Hot Water steep and make sure it’s warm before giving it a vigorous shake. Then add your base. Give the complete concoction another hot water steep for about 90min; give it one last shake after that, and it’s good to go.

Hope you like it, or gives you some ideas for your own Delight!

(note to paddy - feel free to add to your TFA File!)

 

[crxess]

New to DIY and rarely go over 10% total flavoring. Trying not to waste or over power until sure of flavor/taste.

Thanks for the Recipe. Sounds so good I went with your percents as a first test.
Will see how it works out in a few hours.

 

[Leothwyn]

Sounds good. I got a sample of this from WL too, quite a while ago. I finally tried some a couple of days ago. I made a mix of vanilla, graham cracker, banana cream, and espresso. I know it sounds like an odd combo, but I'm loving it.

 

[Calivapr123]

New to DIY and rarely go over 10% total flavoring. Trying not to waste or over power until sure of flavor/taste.

Thanks for the Recipe. Sounds so good I went with your percents as a first test.
Will see how it works out in a few hours.

I too don't want to go very high in % flavorings. It may be possible to proportionately lower the % on this recipe such that the Graham Cracker and Brown Sugar are 1.5 times the Banana Cream and achieve a good result, although I haven't tried. I simply started with a 5% Banana Cream as the base and the added Graham Cracker and Brown Sugar incrementally, which ended up at about 7.5% each.

From what I have read and observed on the forum, TFA tends to require higher % than other flavoring brands. I know for sure the Brown Sugar requires quite much more to sweeten the juice than other sweeteners such as Ethyl Maltol.

I hope you like the end result!

 

[shakeytails]

I don't like banana flavoring, so I never thought I'd like any banana e-liquid. I was pleasantly surprised when I tried the "Crazy Ape" from the Mom and Pop's Vapor Shop juice sampler (awesome customer service/communication, btw).

I've been playing with the banana cream a little- it's not bad when mixed with RY4 for a little background banana. I think it gets muted by other flavors fairly easily, but I'm just a noob at this mixing stuff.

I wish I had the graham cracker and brown sugar to try this. I think the idea of banana expresso sounds interesting, too. I like flavored coffees.

 

[crxess]

Well, with little steeping time, lol 2 hours, I like it.
Forgot to ask. Is this a Tank cracker type mix? I loaded into a Boge carto to try out, but prefer my Evod or T3-mini's for more volume.

 

[Leothwyn]

No problems with the banana cream in my evod.

 

[Calivapr123]

It's just today that I first read about Banana flavoring ruining some polycarbonate tanks. Since the flavor here is not a pure Banana, instead a "Banana Cream," I'm not sure this makes a difference. I used an EVOD for testing and then once I was satisfied with the mixes, I loaded up a Kanger T2 (Top Coil/Wick) Tank.

I've so far refilled twice in four days on that T2 and am vaping it right now. Besides the taste of course, the only thing different about this juice in comparison to the others is that at the 60% VG I use, it is quite thick and does require a stronger inhale than other juices that seem to be thinner, despite having the same amount of VG. Other than that, the taste is great, there is tons of vapor and if you take a long drag, the initial Banana/Graham taste is followed by a very creamy, silky texture - I guess that would be the "cream" in Banana Cream. That cream is not so present though on light inhales.

If there is any tank issue, I will report it for sure.